Re: Server Security (was SSH attack)

2005-12-20 Thread Tom Buskey
On 12/19/05, Greg Rundlett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The environment I find myself in now is unlike ones that I'm used to.SSH is allowed for some hosts while not for others.For most hostaccess, you need to go through a single point of entry (sentry), andthen ssh from there over the local

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: DenyHosts Report]

2005-12-20 Thread Scott Garman
On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 00:52 -0500, Christopher Schmidt wrote: Okay, so chances are extremely good that I could fix this with better settings, but for now I've shut down the denyhosts daemon until I can figure out what I did wrong. I do see 3 failed password attempts in the last 1000 lines of

Re: Server Security (was SSH attack)

2005-12-20 Thread Neil Joseph Schelly
On Monday 19 December 2005 10:22 pm, Greg Rundlett wrote: The environment I find myself in now is unlike ones that I'm used to. SSH is allowed for some hosts while not for others. For most host access, you need to go through a single point of entry (sentry), and then ssh from there over the

Re: Server Security (was SSH attack)

2005-12-20 Thread Adam Helbling
On 12/20/05, Neil Joseph Schelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 19 December 2005 10:22 pm, Greg Rundlett wrote: The environment I find myself in now is unlike ones that I'm used to. SSH is allowed for some hosts while not for others.For most host access, you need to go through a single point

Re: Server Security (was SSH attack)

2005-12-20 Thread Ben Scott
On 12/20/05, Neil Joseph Schelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It sounds like the network you're using now could use a VPN. VPN's are great at creating tunnels between two trusted systems. They're not so good when one party (say, a hosting company) wants to provided restricted access to another

Hamachi (was: Server Security)

2005-12-20 Thread Ben Scott
On 12/20/05, Adam Helbling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ya I recommended Hamachi to him. http://www.hamachi.cc/ Interesting. Is there any particular reason one would choose that over other technologies (such as OpenVPN or even IPsec)? Has it been subject to any kind of peer review of it's

Re: Server Security (was SSH attack)

2005-12-20 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Dec 19, 2005, at 22:22, Greg Rundlett wrote: For most host access, you need to go through a single point of entry (sentry), and then ssh from there over the local network... I am not really sure what tricks I need to get rsync to go from box C (desktop) to box B (sentry) to box A (host)

Re: Server Security (was SSH attack)

2005-12-20 Thread Tom Buskey
On 12/20/05, Bill McGonigle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also have these on my 'look at pretty soon' list: http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css/bin/hotfwd http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css/bin/sshtohttp://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css/Lots of cool looking scripts including ssh forwarding

Re: Hamachi (was: Server Security)

2005-12-20 Thread Adam Helbling
On 12/20/05, Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/20/05, Adam Helbling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Ya I recommended Hamachi to him.http://www.hamachi.cc/ Interesting.Is there any particular reason one would choose thatover other technologies (such as OpenVPN or even IPsec)?Has it beensubject to

Re: The next big event?

2005-12-20 Thread Ben Scott
On 12/20/05, Jon maddog Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Find out when he is available and change the date of the big event. Normally, that would be a no-brainer, except that: 1. Some local chapter leaders have already planned their schedule around the idea that a big event was taking place in

Re: Any Opinions on SuSE 10.0 vs other Distros

2005-12-20 Thread Jerry Feldman
On Monday 19 December 2005 7:06 pm, Richard A Sharpe wrote: Just a query to the group, I was thinking of putting a Linux Distro on my HP Laptop and was wondering how SuSE 10.0 stacks up, the laptop has wired and wireless LAN DVD/CD/RW 512m memory Athlon 3400 64 bit cpu. I've got 10.0 running on

Re: The next big event?

2005-12-20 Thread Ed Lawson
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:25:35 -0500 Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Normally, that would be a no-brainer, except that: 1. Some local chapter leaders have already planned their schedule around the idea that a big event was taking place in January. Significantly changing the date (e.g.,

Re: [DLSLUG-Discuss] book / library news (cross posted)

2005-12-20 Thread Lawrence Tilly
Great pointer. THANX!!! I went to use it on the http://www.awprofessional.com site and they are actually running an extended sale right now. Purchase between now and the end of the year and you get an extra 20% off the normal 30% member ( free sign up ) price...total of 50% discount. Plus, I

Re: Any Opinions on SuSE 10.0 vs other Distros

2005-12-20 Thread Jim Kuzdrall
On Monday 19 December 2005 07:06 pm, Richard A Sharpe wrote: Just a query to the group, I was thinking of putting a Linux Distro on my HP Laptop and was wondering how SuSE 10.0 stacks up, the laptop has wired and wireless LAN DVD/CD/RW 512m memory Athlon 3400 64 bit cpu. I haven't tried

RE: Any Opinions on SuSE 10.0 vs other Distros

2005-12-20 Thread Richard A Sharpe
Thanks I think SuSE wins for me Richard A Sharpe 8 Meadowview Lane Merrimack, NH 03054 May His light Shine on you and Guide you Put Christ back in CHRISTmas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Kuzdrall Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005

RE: Any Opinions on SuSE 10.0 vs other Distros

2005-12-20 Thread Richard A Sharpe
Thanks Jerry, think I will go with SuSE 10, so far appears to me (my opinion) to be the best thus far. Richard A Sharpe 8 Meadowview Lane Merrimack, NH 03054 May His light Shine on you and Guide you Put Christ back in CHRISTmas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL